Those who follow me on twitter have seen me post my progress on the One Hundred Pushup challenge. It’s been great; I can pump out over 45 pushups straight at this point!

However, the move to LA has not come without some cost. One of my favorite lines from Ender’s Game is “one type of stress puts on stress, another takes it off.” Apparently, moving cross country puts a lot on. I am guessing I am 185 lbs.

So here’s what I am going to do about it; take up another challenge!

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To get back to regular blogging, I am going to start reporting my progress climbing. Yes, I have adopted the standard web 2.0 hipster activity as my own. Two weeks ago I took a course at Allez-Up, last week I went back to get accredited, and since then have been three times, trying to make it out there 2 to 3 times a week.
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photo courtesy of Atanas Entchev licensed via Creative Commons BY-NC

In and around sorting the medical drama that has resulted from Casey taking a punch to the face (more on that later) I had an opportunity to sit down with my friend and former personal trainer Dino Masson. Dino was half the formula that made my last fitness kick a success, where I went from 215 lbs down to 175lbs. He tailored fun workouts, provided ample encouragement, was a confident, and just a great person.

Want an idea of how awesome he is? When I called him for medical advice on Casey’s condition right after the assault, not only did he give wise instructions but also said to call him the next day to provide an update, and even offered to come over and give a physical checkup. And he lived half-an-hour away.

I don’t know if he is taken ladies, so have at him.

Anyway, mid last year he landed an awesome job that takes him around the world so we had to end our sessions together. But he was in Montreal for the holidays and offered to put together a new program with me. When I asked if I could share it online, he was all for it. So here we go.
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photo courtesy of Gary Arndt under Creative Commons License BY-NC-SA

So following yesterday’s events, and a thread that has been running in my head for awhile I have decided to take up a martial art. Which one?
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It seems that at some point every online personality goes vegan. I did it last year though it was not a decision I made lightly; the thought was running in my mind for a few months as a solution to my ballooning weight, having gained 20lbs in a year. Only thing stopping me were my friends and family laughing at the idea that carnivorous Rudy Jahchan could survive a week going vegan.

But then I was lucky to have the brilliant, vegan, (and sexy) Sean Bonner visit us. With his encouragement, inspirational links he provided on others who had done it, and his accompaniment on a grocery shopping makeover experience, I was on my way.
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